The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-10
now HIS DIPLOMACY CAPT..
YATES INVESTIGATORS.
Encouraged BY His Paultless Magma
nimity. they Make Bold TO
Look Into His Affairs.
THE COOL YOUNG MILLIONAIRE
CHANGES TACTICS.
He Treats Them Like Lot Of
Little School Children In His
Once.

N~S-.~ W sno involving ootWoeu tu6 ln-
vestigating committee Of the Cincin.
matt, Hamilton and Dayton railro
and the Ives crowd yesterday. The
Times prints the following in regard
to the days experience OF the Oincib-
matt gentlemen: Three very weary
and disguised cit'zsns OF Cir clnnsti
trudged out Of Wall street yesterday
evening. They are big men at home,
these cItiz,ns Of Cincinnati. But
New York isn't exactly like Cincip-
natl, 30 these good men see. For this
lesson, learned very thoroughly. they
are indebted particularly to Mr.. Henry
s. Ives. rhs Ohio trio came to this
town along with Mr.Ives on Sunday.
They found him q cheerful travelling
companion, and his manner lost not q
whit Of iis cordially, not to say Joy
business, because, forsooth, they were
en- route nc an investigating commit.
tee to try TO ind out whether he was
an honest man or some other thing.
1--WE will be around TO see you early
tomorrow" said the trio as they babe
the spry youg 6nancler good bye on
Sunday evening at the New York
landing. "l'm sure you will be wei
come" was the pleasant assurance Mr.
Ives gave them as he started with a
awyer or two OF his crew for
the yacht awaiting him. All on time
early yesterday the investigating ger.
tlemen climbed up the Bisps of the
Ives Office. "Ah, gentlemen, / am
delighted to see you" quoth Henry Il.
almost ecstaticslly. And In q glib vo.
csbulary he hoped that Cincinnsti's
representatives were enjoying them.
selves asd liked the town aud were
not too warm, and would drop In and
see him again some time The visitors
locked q little daEsd, and two or three
we're fairly overcome by this sort Of
q greeting. Bald No. 3, however,
Speaking for himself and his overcome
companions: "But wa want 10 see
your books, Mr.. Ives"
"A very interesting ambition, I'm
su,-," quoth Ives.
swell, suppose you are resdy 10
show them 10 us, aren't you ?" went
on the Cincinnati gentleman, now
awake.
"Not that know Of" said Mr.. Ives.
"WhstW ejsculatsd Cincinna,ian
No. 3. "Whsip echoed tho other
two Cincinnati gentlemen.
81 sm q little inclined 10 keep nv
own business TO myself, that's ALL"
said Mr.. Ives.
Have I ever meddled In your AZ.
fairs thst you should come meddling
In mine? See my books7 OF course
you cant. How did you ever get the
idea that you could3"
"But you know we were appointed
to come on here and investigate" pro-
tested Cincinnati.
sand We thought you were willing
10 lot us 40 through your books 10 sat
isfy ourselves"
"You've got q right 10 think what
you please, / suppose" Thus said
Henry \, with beams all unlnier-
rupteJ.
"Aod areo't YOU going TO lot US got
at all the fscit7"
I've no objection. 0nly you will
have b get what yen waut outside Of
my books, that's all.
"Why didn't you say 30 before We
started Rut. You knew We were
CO ing and you ,ould have saved us
all this trt uble by telling as that you
would not help u.s."
Cincinnati was growing excited.
why didn't You tell us that this ifiJ
VAS uselets7" cried all the dlsap. |
poin,ed investigators In concert.
"Well, You see, l never like TO be
diecour,sous," said Mr.. Ives serenely.
"Gcod day." Tins cane 10 griol
right at tho start the much heralded
Investigation" that Western STOCK
holders OF the Cincinnati, Hsmiltou
and Dayton railroad have expected 10
get 20 much satisfaction out OF. Mr..
Ives ected on this adyics Of the a non
laEyer1 who have nov boon engaged
for mosths in bis behalf. 1. was right
after thu umhorea In the stock and In
tho midst OF the hJine tales that q
delegation OF money lenders dropped
In 10 see Ives aud found the other
company there. They plumply de-
manded that Tvs aud his partner
should reeign nj once thu sfiair- Of the
Ciucinns,i. Hamilton ard Dayton road
into ths hands OF the Ives creditors
and tie comp,ny's other share holders.
Mr.. Ives bothered himself only 10
smile at this naive suggestion, saying
archly: 1--WE don't think we will do
that Just night away. We are con-
tented where We are"
Then there was talking out IT. the
meeting Mr.. Ives 10 not fAstidlous,
otherwise he might have suffered, for
some Of the words thst he had 10
listen 10 were not exactly an art work
Of poliieneps. The emile broadened
precepuby yesterday when the cred.
ilore aud shareholders talked about
the uusahiiactory niiuatlon and sug.
gettsd that they would TO nightly
relieved 10 pes hie heels disappearing
out a the whole bueintsa One az.
gfeseiye creditor moved that com.
mlitee be appointed 10 inyc6iigats the
whole Ives outfit, the contracts by
which possession was held OF the
Western railroads, and tho circum.
sano's al eniing the haancla. man.
agement 81 Hose n EIDE tince Ives got
control. There were eome other
thinfs ho sautsd O. know about, too.
Mr.. Ives int iected not single oh.
lection. The oimmitiee was ap.
poin'ed; thu Cincinnati example all
uni sedsd. living A. Evans, Of Boston
Yankee Of the shie kdeeI type lha,
ever hs' been discovered, vas awarded
tbs committee chaifmAnship, and for
cont rees h. had Jamse thompson
ard ThomW ]. Emery, Of Cincinnati.
The meeting, an uTed that this was
material pyngres' adjourned and went
todinnrr-it was 9 'olock--sppointing
further session ior late hour In the
evening at the Fifth Avenue Ho,e al
wh.chtt sS committee should be IN
hand 20 report what careiu u airy
had dscneel. Al this evenings
nee.in wore william Fellows Nor
gao, VINO holds Ives I o. u. for
5000 000: Allied Splly, who loaned
Ivea 5000. 600; q. q. wauells. OF
G.otaa William nallau a ia N